Although the agreement has been signed, it still has to go through a ratification procedure in the EU. But now, shortly after SOPA sponsors succumbed to pressure to revise the bill, digital rights groups and so-called hacktivists are pushing hard for the European Parliament to reject ACTA.

“This is interesting. Kader Arif, the “rapporteur” for ACTA, has quit that role in disgust over the process behind getting the EU to sign onto ACTA. A rapporteur is a person “appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue.”

Two large ISPs in the Netherlands have said they will not be blocking subscriber access to The Pirate Bay, as demanded by the Hollywood supported anti-piracy outfit BREIN. T-Mobile and KPN argue that blocking websites is a threat to the open Internet, and suggest that the entertainment industry focuses on new business models instead. BREIN is now expected to take the ISPs to court.

Should you wish to say “NO” to ACTA, there are several petitions to signs including Avaaz which has collected over 1 million signature as I am writing this post.